Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-06
PROHIBITION.
What the NEWSPAPERS of the State Say
OF the Contest In Texas Over
Alcohol and Malt.
Pro and Arguments Con Which
Are Flayored With the Usual Jour
nalistic Condiments.


We would be pleased to know why the
estate central COMMITTEES" was so partic
ular as not to desire men engaged in the
whisky trade to be sent as delegates?
Does the committee think it dishonorable
to associate with such men or does it be-
lieve that the traffic in liquors is so hid
eous that it would ruin the standing oil
the convention? The circular call does
most assuredly leave that impression or
the minds Of it's readers. Yet it calls
loudly on the dealers in liquors
to attend the polls. Mark you
the language, it says: "On election day
every one should close up and 60 to the
polls and work. Ask the people not to
starve your families to enrich druggists
and doctors"
1t seems the committee thinks those
engaged in the business would be very
useful to work and to be at the polls and
to vote, but don't want them to be in the
convention and take part in the discussion
and plans adopted for the work, take no
! hand in the management of the campaign,
but only act in obedience to the diCtsIion
and command OF the leaders who will as
semble on that occasion, and when the
battle is fought should the ants win then
these leaders would have all the glory
and claim all of the rewards in the W6y
Of official position. The state central
committee would be considerable sized
Isaac then.
Recollect they want delegates to "the
Dallas political convention" that meets
May 4. What sort of political conven-
tion would you call it? Barney Gibbs,
eX-Lieutensnt Governor, elected by the
Democrats of Texas, DR.. Cochran, candi-
date for Governor on the Republican
ticket. Would you call it Republican
Democratic or Democratic Republican
convention? or would you call it a mon
grel? 1t cannot be either Democratic or
Republican. We want to know what
kind Of political convention it will be.
The question before the people is, whisky
or no whisky Bonhsm News.
What if the prohibition amendment
carries? VIII it plunge the state in ruin,
fill our iails with criminals, break down
our public institutions, ruin the youth OF
our country before they have scarcely
placed their feet on the threshold of man
hood, demoralize society, wreck the nap
piness of wives, mothers and sisters and
cucumber US with the CALLING chains and
iniquitous yoke of slavery? Certainly
not; the most ultra anti-prOhibitionists do
not claim this for it. But one grand and
glorious privilege VIII be denied the Iiber-
ty loving sons of free America-that of
going into a saloon to deplete their
pocket books, to cloud their minds, ito
grieve their wives, mothers and daughters,
and to render themselves incapable of
performing their duties as citizens.
II the prOhibi ion amendment carries,
the revenues of the state will be consider
ably reduced, but there will be proper
tionate reduction in the cost Of maintain
ing criminal courts, for the simple reason
that there will be decrease Of over so
per cent in the number of crimes commit
ted. Thus we will be nearer the ideal of
an economically administered govern
ment.-[ Nacogdoches Star-News.
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Whenever preacher advocates prOhi-
bition the ants at once start the cry that
he doesn't know what he is talking about;
but Just let q minister raise his voice
against the amendment and his words are
quoted as confidently as if they had been
inspired by the Almighty Willis Index. |
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If prohibition is uDdemOCratiC, then |
what is the difference between Democra- |
cy and RepubliCanism, when we see CoCh- |
ran, the leading Republican in the state, |
and the San Antonio Light, Republican |
paper, all standing side by side with Bar
ney Gibbs, the would-be Democratic |
oracle of Texas?-[Temple Herald.
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DIR. Carroll's speech here Saturday |
night was one which will make votes for |
the prohibition amendment. The Herald |
will not undertake synopsis now, as it |
will publish the argument in full as soon
as it can be prepared for the printer. One |
point, however, we cannot refrain from
to: He clearly demolished one
Of the popular ideas of the ants, that
prohibition was ga New England exotic
from the hotbed of fanaticism," by
proving that prohibition had its origin in
The south-that in 1876 the colonies of
Virgins prohibited the sale Of intoxicat.
ing liquors. The ants may now trump
up something else. DR.. Carroll will
speak agaia tonight Dallas Herald.
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The prohibition that we advocate is
directed solely against the liquor traffic,
and not against the individuals liberty to
lrink whatever ne chooses. When the
amendment is adopted and enforced.
every man will have right TO drink as
much whisky as he can get, provided he
Ices not invade the rights OF others.
Under the guarantee of personal liberty
given by our constitution, no laws can be
passed to abridge this right. Laws have
already been enacted against drunken
hess, and they will remain the same after
he prohibitive enactment. OF course, if
he sale of liquor is prohibited it will, to
great extent, prevent drinking; never
heIess, the traffic is what prohibition is
4fter, not the personal right. To stop
'ontagion, or suppress mob, it
nay be necessary to interfere with
PERSONAL liberty or the rights of '
yet the law is aimed s
t the thing, not the rights of persons. If {
liquors were necessary ar I
lcle of food or drink of course it could
lot be prohibited; but no one will essay t
o put 1t in 8 class with such articles and I
egulate it as they are regulated. License L
and, in fact, all laws touching its man '
facture and sale, have recognized this
ifference. 1t can be dispensed with. land t
the rights of the people demand it it I
hould be. II by suppressing the saloons
ne liberties of persons will have CON-
Letter safeguard; if the interest~of society
nd the welfare of the people will be bet d
or shielded; if our public institutions e
ill be less exposed to corruption IL is a
lie duty of the people to stamp it out as a il
ublic nuisance Mineola Monitor. C
The prohibitionists have not only set e
hat how 20 in In